Carlos Boozer

The Lakers have declined their team option on Jordan Hill's contract, making the forward/center an unrestricted free agent in July, according to a person with access to the NBA's daily transactions. Hill signed a two-year, $18-million contract last season, with the second year at the team's discretion. The team will still hold his rights, although as a free agent, he'll take up $13.5 million of the team's spending power with his cap hold. The Lakers will need to renounce Hill to remove his salary completely from their books. Once they do, along with similar free agents like Carlos Boozer and Jeremy Lin, the Lakers could have almost $23 million in spending...

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